Rumble...
Another flash of lightning streaked through the dark clouds, making the sky flicker between light and dark.
Standing amid the curtain of rain, Darui withdrew his gaze from the sky and said, "You should know very well that unless I am truly defeated, I, representing Kumogakure, cannot possibly admit defeat!"
Hyuga Kagami said calmly, "Then let's continue!"
Darui stared blankly at the masked Hyuga Kagami, his brow furrowing. "What a lunatic. Aren't you afraid of death? If we keep going, neither of us will be able to hold back!"
Hyuga Kagami smiled.
Although the gains from Purple Electricity just now had delighted him beyond measure, his real purpose in seeking out Darui this time was to experience Storm Release firsthand.
Whether it was Purple Electricity or Storm Release, he had already worked out most of them in private. He had fully mastered the theory, yet he had always been unable to take that final step.
If someone could demonstrate it for him, then just as he had grasped Purple Electricity earlier, he might comprehend the key to Storm Release and instantly overcome this Storm Release Kekkei Genkai that he had never managed to master, completing the development of this Lightning Release Clone.
Time waited for no one. To develop this Lightning Release Clone as quickly as possible, he was willing to take a risk.
Darui slowly raised both hands and began forming hand seals, his voice cold as he said, "You should never have chosen to keep fighting me in this weather!"
During their earlier exchange, Darui had actually been deliberately influencing the weather all along.
The current scene of lightning and thunder, with rain pouring down in torrents, had been entirely within his expectations. The reason he had prepared so early—creating this thunderstorm through spreading mountain fires and